antitoxin
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5.6
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈtɑksɪn/
- Specialized
:
antitoxina
- The antitoxin doesn't work.
- antitoxin titre
- antitoxin concentration
- antitoxin content
Examples
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High-dose specific pertussis immunoglobulin with a high antitoxin concentration has a beneficial effect in the treatment of whooping cough.
Academic text (1992) -
So you are going to have to lie there for a little bit while the antitoxin does its job.
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Is there any other antitoxin we could've used?
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You are going to have to administer the antitoxin in sequence.
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The emergency medical team has brought all the necessary antitoxins to treat this virus.
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At the time, the treatment of diphtheria required a prohibitively expensive antitoxin imported from the United States.
Academic text (2016) -
The relay of antitoxin saved the city of Nome, and the Serum Run actually celebrates that.
Blog text (5) -
The immunoglobulins had a high antitoxin content and had been raised with acellular pertussis vaccines.
Academic text (1992) -
And I also understand the WHO is administering an antitoxin in the villages formulated from Dr. Rojas' samples.
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The doctor administered an antitoxin to counteract the patient's severe allergic reaction.
Synonyms
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5.3
A medicine or substance that stops the harm caused by a poison
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4.4
A medicine that stops the effects of venom from animal bites or stings
3
7.1
A medicine that stops harm from snake or insect venom
A medicine that stops the harm caused by poison from a snake or insect bite
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A medicine made from antibodies that gives short-term protection against tetanus after a wound
- Specialized
A medicine made from a poison and a substance that stops it to prevent disease
How Neutralizing
- Specialized
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4.4
- Specialized
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5.6
- Specialized
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6.1
- Specialized
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3.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word antitoxin is made of anti- 'against' and toxin 'poison', like in the word toxic. So an antitoxin is a substance that fights or neutralizes a poison in the body.